John Elkann Quotes

#1. I learnt not to be desperate in bad times, and I am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

John Elkann

#2. Artists have a sensibility that others don't have. They have a way of reading into the future.

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#3. Many things are linked to being able to live with uncertainty, ... with paradoxes. But this can be a strength of an organisation and a situation.

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#4. The lesson I have learnt is that when a family and a business function, they function together. You have to have a family that works and a business that works and the two will end up working well alongside.

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#5. As an entrepreneur you have responsibilities in trying to operate well in what you have to do. There is a positive effect if you end up doing that. That's where I try to spend most of my efforts.

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#6. I am a big believer of what Darwin discovered in the Galapagos, proving that the species most responsive to change will survive over apparently stronger or more intelligent competitors.

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#7. (talking about his children) I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of entitlement. If these two are avoided, then the rest is up to them.

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#8. I was born in New York, then I went to the UK, then I went to Brazil, then I went to France, then I studied in Italy. My life was always about being confronted with an environment where you had to adapt.

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